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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
REGRAFrING oRcIIARps.

Much lack of progress IN farming is
the result of what natt.ra! philosophers
would call the power Of ais inertia, or,
in other words, the tendency Of matter
to remain in one place. Farmers deal
more with this inert lnatter than any
other class. Knowing what needs to
be done is one thing, bat doing it,
which requires hard work, is quite an
other. In nothing is this neglect of
what should be done more striking
than the almost universal tendency to
let poor or unproductive trees remain
year after year without taking the slight
trouble required to regraft them with
better sorts. 1t is no serious evil if u
tree has been grown to bearing age
with some worthless variety Regraft-
ing will iii three to five years make a
new top often more productive than
the tree would have been had the bet
ter variety been put in originally. 1t
costs considerable to have such work
done by professional grafters at from
l. to y cents per graft. At such rates
an active man, with an assistant to saw
off the limbs, will make five or six or
even more dollars per day. Bat the
operation Of grating is SO simple that
any tree-owner can easily learn it, and,
by knowing the habit Of growth Of the
sort to be put III, he can easily make
the top-grafted tree into any shape
that he desires. When lie stops to con
slider this point the owner Of IN or
chard will soon learn to top-graft bis
trees more 20 his own satisfaction than
will be done by the average CRATER,
chiefly anxious to make a large day
work by putting in as many gratis as
nnssiIflc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
DANGER FROM CHAMBERS.

An Illinois farmer whose horses had
the CHAMBERS and were killed recently,
died few days ago from blood poison
ing, which was undoubtedly caused by
contact with the diseased animals whom
he cared for The CHAMBERS is so dan
gerous and hopeless disease that
when a horse is attacked b. it lie
should be put out Of the way at once.
1t is one of the few animal diseases
liable to be communicated to human
beings, and wherever il prevails i.
should be stamped out as soon as pos
sible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
moved. and perhaps around iced and

moved, and perhaps ground feed and
chopped hay substituted for whole
grain. This also should be the rule
with greedy horses that bolt their food
without grinding. If, however a horse
eats rather slowly and properly grinds
his food it is better that the grain and
hay be fed in the natural state.
If horse is to do hard work during
the day ground food is preferable for
the morning meal. 1t is digested more
rapidly than whensthe grain is fed
whole. Another mistake too often
made is to rush horse into exhaust
tive work as soon as he has swallowed
his meal. Nothing could be more de-
structiye to health. At least an hour
should intervene after feeding before
horse is driven hard or pulled ex-
haustively.
The giving of water is not less inn
portant than feeding. During jour
ney, and especially in hot weather, the
team should be allowed to drink at
every opportunity if they will. But at
no time should they be allowed to fill
themselves with water. -Four quarts
is enough at any time, unless a long
distance has been driven. Then four
quarts Is enough for the FIRST draft. at
the end of twenty minutes each horse
should be allowed IL palfui if he will
drink it. Generally he will not do SO,
but if allowed he may take two or three
pailfuls at the first draft, and always to
his damags.
The stomach of the horse will con-
tain only from twelve to sixteen quarts.
A pailful of water will fill the stomach
of the ordinary horse. The water
drank does not remain in the stomach.
1t passes into the large intestine (c@-
cum and thence to the bowels, being
taken up along the passage by the alb
sorbents. If large quantities Of water
are given, the horse swcats or stales
profusely, and the system is depleted.
The hints here given, II carefully con-
sidered and acted on, will save many
veterinary fees, and in sparsely settled
districts will save much unnecessary
disability, and even the death OF this
the most valuable servant Of man.
Collie, indigestion, and other complica-
tions arising from improper watering
and feeding kill more horses than all
other causes combined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
CONDIMENTS.


While condiments are Of very little
benefit rs articles Of food, yet they play
an important part in stimulating diges-
ton, and Us factors in producing nerve
force
The principal condiments are pepper,
cayenne, mustard, horse-radish, and
vinegar, and should be used with dis
erection. Their constant use causes de-
bility in certain tissues; but, when
moderately used, the disturbance pro-
duced is not worth considering, especi-
ally when compared with the benefits
which follow.
Condiments are of great benefit in
aiding the digestion of substances
which would otherwise be slowly acted
upon by the digestive organs. Their
action increases the amount of saliva
sccreted, and in many cases where the
appetite is deficient they arouse it and
cause the patient to eat more than he
otherwise would.
Condiments are very seldom given
proper attention in the sick-room. The
patient is usually allowed to use them
without stint, whereas much benefit
may be obtained by their judicious use.
In many cases of diarrhea black pep
per, cayenne or mustard can be taken
in unusual quantities and with great
benefit Black pepper is a well-known
remedy in the common fever and ague
of this country. Cayenne pepper is OF
special use in nervous dyspepsia, when
there is tendency for the food to fer
ment instead Of to digest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN
STATISTIC

po,,Iotion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1859
yppa in snnare miles I0S6
state valuation Of property for 1882 Sl2 OO9 SOS
CHANT COUNTY, one Of the Oldest and larges
counties in the State, is situated in the extreme
southwest corner-in size being about the same
area as the state of Rhode Island. It's first set.
Element dates back to 1927
The County now ranks sixth in population
and twelfth in wealth. The principal products
are Corn. Oats, Cattle and Hogs, Of the latter
immense quantities are shipped every year.
GRANT COUNTY, to settlers, still offers advan.
tages equal IL not superior to any County in the
state and is destined to grow in the future as In
the past.
The County is traversed by four Railroads on
havingits terminus in the County at LANCASTER
the County Seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

Prof. Budd says that large per-
centage of Western tree-planters need
not be told that we have no other tree
equally rapid in growth which has
proven as durable for posts, vine stakes,
and hop-poles as the locust. Yet very
few seem aware of the fact that grown
intermingled with trees with heavier
foliage it is not attacked by The borer
to any serious extent
Too long feeding IS a common mis-
take in fattening fowls for market. 1t
takes off The profits when shorter
time will answer. If kept in dark
place and stuffed with all they can cat
they will fatfcn IN twelve days or two
weeks, and Ii ,itis be continued much
longer they wj'f begin to get poor
again. Those ., be kept over should
not be Subjected to this fattening, or
rather stu.hng process
\ correspondent gives = very simple
and easily tried means Of driving rats
from the premises, ana which he says
is very effective. T@kc coppcras, the
quantity to depend upon the number Of
buildings Or places infested; pulyrrizc
it very iine aud sprinkle it ia al the
buildings-in fact. in every place
where thoy hare been in the habit Of
frequenting. In q few days, according
to the writer, all the rats viii he gone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

Morgan Dunn, farmer in Wash
ington county. Pennsylvania, has sud
denly discovered that for number Of
years he has been paying taxes to the
wrong county. He always thought
that he was living in Greene county
until one day last week. when survey
.ors proved TO him that he was mis-
taken and that he was really living in
Washington comfy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
FOR. SAL E

A rare opportunity to buy out complete livery
stock doing good business. The whole or a
part of the stock win be sold. The stable can
be bought at bargain. or leased. For partic-
ulars apply to BOYNTON q COX.
Platfeyille Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
CITY GUIDE.

hAEcAsTERLoDeEA A. F. q A. n. meets first and
Third Saturdayin eachmsnth at p. m. in Budd
block.
GRANT CHAPTER. Regular convocationsecond
nd fourth Tuesday of each month at p. m, in
Budd block.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LODGE /. o. o. F.. Meets
every Wednesday at 7:30p. m in Odd Fellows
hall, Maple street.
LANCASTER LODGE /. o. G. T. Meets every
Tuesday at p. m. in Budd block, Madison street.
LANCASTER COUNCIL R. T. Meets first Thurs
day of each month in Budd block, Madison street.
FrpELrrY LoDeE A. Q. U. ". Meet first, and
third Mondays Of each month in Budd block,
Madison street.
SYLVAN CANT, NJ. w. OF A. Meets Ist and Sd
Fridays of each month in Bndd Block, Madison
street.
second and fourth Saturday nights OF each month
in Budd Block, Madison street.
CoEaRE6ATIoNAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
and Cherry streets. Seryicesa at 1890 q. m. and
p. m. Sunday.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Corner Mon.
ssoe and Cherry streets Services 1890 a. m. and
p. m. Sunday.
BAprIsr CLUTCH On Madison street, Ser
vices 1880 AN. and BOZ NJ. on the second and
third Sunday OF each month. Bible school every
sunday at p II.
CATHOLIC CHURCH CornerJeaerson and Cher
ry streets. Services at 10 80 a. m and p. m.
sunday.
Cry LIBRARY Court house. Open Wednes
lay afternoon and Saturday afternoon and even
ng.
PROTESTANT Episcopal CHURCH. Corner JEFF
ferson and Oak streets. Services, at 1880 a. m.
aud ! p. m Sunday.
nYpE's OPERA House Corner Madison and
CHERRY streets.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Madison st.
sur day School 8 A. NJ. Services loan. Singing
school T.. NJ.
GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. j. A.
Ringold, Pastor. Services every other Sunday.
sabbath School every Sabbath at II a. m. Social
Meeting Wednesday evenings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
NE. IDA.
BLOOMINGTON

el-BLooMINGToN HOTEL, Joseph
Donnelly Proprietor Bloomington, Wis. Hav-
ing reftted and built ample room for the accom-
mediation Of guests, / am now prepared TO &C
commodate them with wel-furnished rooms,
good beds aud well-supplied tables Sample
saems Attentive hostlers. Good stahlng.
A good Livery in connection with Hotel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

Is bright bay horse, 9 years old,
and weighs 1900 pounds. His
size renders him desirable in breed
ing for general purposes, while his
speed entities him to be called a
trotter. He has trotted in public
in 2:45 and made private heats in
$40. For style, action, speed and
endurance he is unsurpassed.
MEDOC will be found at his stable at
John Duncan's in Hurricane Corners
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
and at the Wagner House barn in Lam
caster Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
days.
TERMS Insurance, S12; Season, IS;
Single Service, So. Money due when
proved with foal. Am not responsible
for accidents. Parties selling mares be.
fore foaling will be held responsible fol
insurance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

People in Battle-Ground S. kansas, will
cultivete Russian saniioNsrs for fuel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

This young horse is only 5 years old,
black as a coal and as near perfect
build of horse as you find them. He
was sired by Dyer's Mambrino Swigert,
out of a Black Hawk and Princeton
mare. He took the first premium for
two-year-olds at the last Grant County
Fair.
MAELSTRADDUS viii make the sea-
son at his own stable. TERMS. $40 for
the season.
F. |. DUNCAN, Hurricane
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
To Horse Breeders:
VOLUME IS.

| wish to call the attention of
horse breeders to two of the best
horses that ever stood in Grant
County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

Parties wishing their papers discontinued at
expiration Of year must notify this Office, as all
papers are sent until paid and ordered stopped.
Persons wishing to send TEE HERALD away
areinformed that the postage on single copy 1
one cent toany part ofthe United States, Canada,
or any Of the countries of Europe.
Entered at the Post ONCE, in Lancaster, Wis. AS
second-class matter.
OFFICE, First Floor Budd Block, Madison street
Lancaster, Wis.
WALTER G. CHANDLER, Publisher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
FOR TIE FARMER.
A Flax-CIeaning Machine which VIII
Utilize an American Resource Hith-
erto Lost.

Valuable Points in the Feeding and Water
ing of Horses-Regrafting Old Or
chards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

aAEcAsTERLoDeEA A. F. q A. N. meets first and
Third Saturdayin eachmsnth at z p. m. in Budd
block
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

i!otel-PARK HOUSE, A. w Moore, Pro-
prietor, Platteville, Wis, The house has been
lately rcitted and refurnished throughout and
20 pains win be spared to accommodate guests.
Good stabling attached
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

Th0tOgrapher-W b. VAN DE WALL.
Photographer. Gallery two doors west OF Post
Office, Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21
Geo. w. Ry1and, Richard Meyer,
r. Meyer, Jr.
Geo. V.RYlald & Co.,
BEE TOWN.

Agent-R. 5. Morse, Beetown, Genera
Collecting Agent and Notary Public Bushes
promptly attended o. Agent for Continenta
and other Insurance Cos.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-21

GRANT CHAPTER. Regular convocationsecon
nd fourth Tuesday of each month at p. m, l
Budd block.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
Dyspepsia

and Constipation are almost universal.
Mr.. GALLAGHER, practical chemist, of
Roxbury, Mass, who was long troubled
with Dyspepsia, writes:
GA friend induced me to try Ayers
Pills, and, after taking one box without
much benefit, was disposed to quit
them; but he urged perseverance, and,
before had finished the second box, /
began to experience relief. I continued
taking them, at intervals, until l had
used eleven boxes. Suffice it to say,
that am now well man, and grateful
to your chemistry, which outstrips
mine."
The head and stomach are always in;
sympathy hence the cause OF most OF
those distressing headaches, to whSoh
SO many, especially women, are subject.
Mrs. Harriet A. Marble, Of Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, writes that for,years she was
a martyr to headache, and never found
anythieg to give her more than tenn
porary relief, until she began taking
Ayers Pills, since which she has been
in the enjoyment Of perfect health.
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
Or. ]. G. Aver 6 Coz, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by aiIDruggists.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
where They Are.

i IA - Z = u
Where, oh where, has the young
man gone who graduation clothes put
on, sometime along the last of May,
and owned the whole wide world for a
day ? And where is the sweet girl
graduate, who chanted an essay dread
with fate, and started out with a giggl-
ing frown, to turn this old world upside
down ? And where is last years can
.didate, who had things fixed for this
years slatep Who carried around, as
you'd believe, a couple of counties in his
sleeve ? Andswhere is the scribe with
the vaulting will, who tried a long-felt
want to fill, and courted shekels and
renown, with minion paper in a
bourgeois town? The lad has divided
the world up fair, and owns but his
own eight-billionth share the sweet
girl grad. is q grand surprise, and con-
quers the world with well-made pies :.
the candidate with the deathless s'gall''
L is fixing himself for another fall /; while
the journalist with the naughty crest,
has gone the way Of last years. nest.
So, year by year, and day by day, the
world runs on in the same old way !;
the balloon that's the biggest round
about, is the fabbiest rag when the
gas is out.-Burdette in Brooklyn
Eagle.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
A Recognition OF Merit.

Yesterday I could not help over
hearing conversation betweena young
married woman and q maiden, as i
judged them to me, which threw new
and rosy light upon the much abused
person, the mother ofone's wife. Z" I
always like to have mamma come and
stay with me, said the madame, /" for
she does lot of work. As I have told
George again and again, it's most
equal to having another servant in the
house, and you know we really do need
a chambermaid. The last time she
made us visit she actually wanted to
get up early and make the kitchen fire
when we sent Bridget away, but
George wouldn't hear Of it, and so I
had to do it myself
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
A HOSPITAL STORY.


White faces, panied and thin,
Gathered new pain-as at some sight Of
slaughter
And waiting nurses with their cups of wa
ter,
shrank when they saw the bargeman's lit
tie daughter
From Hester street brought In.
Caught by the cruel fire.
In act of filial duty, she had tasted
Death even then. The form that flame
had wasted
In vain to save the swiftest helpers hasted.
With love that would not tire.
And all that skill could do
Was done. Her tevered nerves with an
guish 1eaping,
The surgeon soothed at last; and, left in
Offender eyes that night. the child lay
sleeping
Until the clock struck two.
The streets loud roar had died.
No angry shout was heard, nor drunken
dittyS
From Harlem to the bay, peace held the
city,
And the great hospital where holy Pity
With: Grief knelt side by side.
The watchful nurse leaned low,
And saw in the SCARED face the 1ife-lght
waver.
Poor Annie woke! cooling draught she
gave her,
And called the doctor but he could not
save her,
And soon he turned to go.
Calm, as from torture free,
She lay; then strangely, through her lips,
sore wounded,
Broke warbled words and the tones SWELL
ed, and rounded,
Toa clear hymn, that like an angels
sounded
"Nearer my GOD, to Thee {"
One stanza strong and eet,
Of that melodious prayer to Heaven went
winging
From the child g soul. and all who heard
that singing
Gazed through thick tears, or bowed. like
suppliants clinging
Around the Mercy Seat.
Then to slender hum
Sang the soft song, too feeble to recover |;
But the sick heard, and felt 1t DER them
hover
Like Saints blessing-till the scene was
over,
And the young voice was dumb.
IS Nearer my God, to Thee ~
God heard. He loosed from earth in his
good p leasure,
That little life, and took 1t for His treasure;
And all His love-a love no mind can
measure
Answered poor Annie's plea.
: Theron Brown in the Youths Companion.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
horse at every jump. On and over W.

horse at every jump. On and over We
went, shedding terror and pumpkin
seeds along our glittering track till my
proud steed ran his leg in gopher
hole and fell over one of those machines
that they put on high-headed steer to
keep him from jumping fences. As the
horse fell, the necklace of this hickory
poke few up and adjusted itself around
my throat. In an instant my steed
was on his feet again, and gayly we
went forward while the prong of this
barbarous appliance, ever and anon
plowed into q brand-new eulvert or
rooted up clover field. Every time
it ran into an orchard or cemetery 1t
would jar my neck and knock me
silly. But could see with joy that it
reduced the speed of my horse. At
last, as the sun went down, reluctantly,
it seemed to me, for he knew that he
would never see such riding again, my
ill-spent horse fell with hollow moan,
curled up, gave a spasmodic culver
with his little, nerveless, sawed-o of tail
and died.
The other huntsmen succeeded in
freeing the anise-seed bag at sundown,
| in time to catch the 6 O'Clock train
home.
Fox hunting is one of the most thrill
ing pastimes Of which I know, and for
young men whose parents have amassed
large sums of money in the intellectual
pursuits of hides and tallow, the meet,
the chase, the scamper, the full cry,
the cover, the stellated fracture, the
yelp of the pack, the yip, the yell OF
triumph, the confusion, the whoop,
the holla, the hallos, the hurrah, the
abrasion, the snort of the hunter, the
concussion. the sward, the open, the
earth stopper, the strangulated harnia,
the glad cry of the hound as he brings
| home the quivering seat Of the PEASANTS
| pantaloons, the yelp of joy as he lays at
his masters feet, the strawberry mark
Of the rustic, all, allare exhilarating to
the sons of our American nobility.
For hunting combines the danger
and the wild tumultueus joy of the
skating-rink, the toboggan slide, the
mush-and-milk sociable and the straw
ride. Il.
With good horse, an air cushion,
/ a reliable earth-stoopper and anise-seed
bag. a man must indeed be thoroughly
blase. who cannot enjoy a scamper
acress country, over the Pennsylvania
wold, the New Jersey mere, the Con-
necticut moor, the Indiana glade, the
Missouri brake, the Michigan mead,
the American. tarn, the fen, the gulch,
the buffalo wallow, the. cranberry
marsh, the glen, the draw, the canyon,
the rayine, the forks, the bottom or the
settlement.
For the young American nobleman
whose ducal father made his money by
inventing fluent pill, or who gained
his great wealth through relieving
humanity by means of lining pad, q
liver pad, kidney pad or a foot pad'
fox-hunting is first-rate.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01


This islall SO sudden, Mr.. sampson,',
she said with maidenly reserve, 9" and
so unexpected, that although ] con-
fess lam not entirely Indifferent to you,
I hardly know what to say in reply
To-
"If you are in favor of the PROPOSE
tion," suggested Mr.. Sampson, who,
like Dick swiveller, is a Perpetual
Grand Master, "you will please signify
your assent by saying AYE. %
f" Ave." came softly.
Contrary ~
"No'ta athundered the old man, open
ing the door. . !. t.s.
"The noes have it by a large majori-
sy," said Mr.. Sampson, reaching hasti-
ly for his hat.
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01

Rheumatism attacks eyety ase, CANT
only adults. But whethergou mayhaEe
to cope with the one or tha ether, Sal
walton Oil will be found equally efica-
cious. It. kills pain, Price % cents q
bottle. = (. Z .a:;isEsi
A merry heart goes all the, day :,
but who can merry be, when racked
and tormented with a hateful cough.
Be wise, and try. DR.. Bulbs Cough
Syrup. It relieves at once, cures
promptly, and costs but twenty-five
cents bottle. ya,fs .;s;.fg
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01
ave Point With Pride"

To the ts Good name at home," won
bu Hoods Narsaparilla. In Lowell,
Mass. where it is prepared, there is
more Of Hoods Sarsaparilla sold than
of all other medicines, and it has given
the best of satisfaction since ats intro-
duction ten years ago. This could not
be if the medicine did not possess
merit. If you suffer from impure
blood, try, Hoods Sarsapariila and
reaiiiizs III It's peculiar peculiar curative power
Middletown transcript., 1887-12-01

There is no doubt abont the honest
worth Of Ayers Sarsaparilla as blood
purifier. Thousands, who have been
benefited by its use, will attest its vir-
tues. This remedy cures liver and kid
ney complaint. and eradicates every
trace Of disease from the systens. @ )